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Robot Wars

  • TV Series
  • 1998–2018
  • 45m
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7.3/10
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Robot Wars (1998)
ActionGame-Show

Knockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.Knockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.Knockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.

  • Stars
    • Jonathan Pearce
    • Noel Sharkey
    • Stuart McDonald
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    7.3/10
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    • Stars
      • Jonathan Pearce
      • Noel Sharkey
      • Stuart McDonald
    • 16User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 nominations total

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    Jonathan Pearce
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    • Self - Commentator
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    Stuart McDonald
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    Craig Charles
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    Martin Smith
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    Philippa Forrester
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    Mat Irvine
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    Myra Wilson
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    Lucy Rogers
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    Sethu Vijayakumar
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    Eric Dickinson
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      Although it is no longer televised, it is a live show you can go and watch and features many robots from the series such as Thor and Iron Awe.
    • Connections
      Featured in Spaced: Mettle (2001)

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    6/10
    Too much "candy" taking away from the real fun
    Robot Wars (2016) has a lot of potential but the biggest problem is they fill the arena with entirely too much extra stuff with, what I assume is, the intent of making things more dramatic. The problem is that this show is about a battle between two robots and some hazards are desired but when the arena has as many as this one has it really takes away from the actual function of the robots themselves and it forces the robots to not have room to get away and use strategy. I'm also not a fan of the constant replays and edited battles.... The cameras simply don't follow the action the way they should and this also takes away from the actual battle going on.
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    • Release date
      • January 2, 1998 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Битвы роботов
    • Filming locations
      • RAF Newton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Mentorn
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      45 minutes
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